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Starting 2023, I am consolidating much of the blog activity to my business site at designomatt, where you can continue to find updates on works, projects, and design thoughts. 

Episode V

Episode V

First alternative movie poster project for me in 2023 and I chose to create another new portrait of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker; this was revisiting an old theme that I had tackled a few years back, in 2018.Over these past few years, I have been working on the...

Starkiller

Starkiller

First illustration for me in 2023 and I chose to create a new portrait of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, originally named Luke Starkiller, from the Star Wars Universe of stories. Our New Year's Eve tradition is a Star Wars marathon so it seemed natural that the first...

La Guerre des Etoiles

La Guerre des Etoiles

Some works are parts or pieces to others. As an example, this feature portrait of Natalie Portman, was merely a step in the creation of this piece, above. An alternative movie poster for La Guerre des Etoiles, the Prequels featuring a portrait Natalie Portman as Padmé...

Star Wars, A New Hope

Star Wars, A New Hope

The latest portrait of Carrie Fisher, in an ongoing series, reimagined as Leia Skywalker, the heroine of the rebellion and Jedi doyenne from the Star Wars universe of stories. In a reimagined Star Wars universe, Leia was never separated from her twin Luke Skywalker...

Padme

Padme

Portrait of Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala Naberrie, queen of Naboo, matriarch to the Skywalker clan in the Star Wars universe of stories. The work was created using Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, ProCreate and Adobe Photoshop and a host of custom brushes...

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Portrait of the great Sir Alec Guinness as old Ben Kenobi; better know as Obi-Wan Kenobi the Jedi master as we meet him in Star Wars, Episode IV. Now the last hope of a young Princess whom he guarded as a child. These portraits were created using Adobe Illustrator,...

2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

A look back at some of the illustrations that I created during the year, 2022 while I continued to merge my traditional and digital styles. They range across the pop culture spectrum with specific emphasis on Star Wars and Marvel properties with an ongoing series...

Princess Leia

Princess Leia

The latest portraits in my ongoing series of illustrations focused on Carrie Fisher as a reimagined Princess Leia; the alternate heroine of the rebellion and Jedi who brought down the Death Star.  The work was created using Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, ProCreate...

TerrorTwos2

TerrorTwos2

Back for another year of the TerrorTwos. This year's entry for the #TerrorTwos2 is an alternative poster for Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's "From Dusk Till Dawn". As part of this year's fun, we are trying to do a little good as well with a print sale at the...

Arwen

Arwen

I have been a fan of Liv Tyler forever and have been wanting to do some piece focused on her for some time. This is a sketch portrait of her as Arwen Undómiel, from Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of movies. The work is being created using Adobe...

Hannibal

Hannibal

Portrait of @theofficialmads as Hannibal for the @PrintedinBlood art book celebrating the series, created by @BryanFuller and shipping now. Prints available soon. I have been sitting on this portrait for over a 18 months and exciting to finally share now that the book...

Mace Windu, continued

Mace Windu, continued

Continuation of the work-in-progress portrait of Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu from the Star Wars universe of stories. Sometimes you never know where inspiration might take you. I spent time exploring the actor, the story, my tools, and techniques with no end goal...

Mace

Mace

Work in progress, sketch of Samuel L. Jackson as Jedi Mace Windu from the Star Wars Universe of stories. The tools are: Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, ProCreate and Adobe Photoshop as well as a host of custom brushes developed over the last year or two, during the...

Grand Moff Tarkin

Grand Moff Tarkin

Portrait, work in progress, of the late, great Peter Cushing as the grand moff Wilhuff Tarkin; who oversaw the creation and eventual destruction of the Death Star. He played the role as grand moff and Darth Vader's leader perfectly.  The work is being created using...

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

Portrait of the great Carrie Fisher in an alternate version of "The Empire Strikes Back" wherein she is the rebellion hero and Jedi.Alternative movie poster for "The Empire Strikes Back" to share on my social media accounts. These portraits were created using Adobe...

Wolverine

Wolverine

Warmup portrait of my favorite mutant, Wolverine and a little alternative movie poster teaser fun for the upcoming "Deadpool III" starring Ryan Reynolds and scoring a return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.These portraits were created using Adobe Illustrator, Corel...

Wolfman

Wolfman

Vintage-style poster for the classic Universal Monsters film, “The Wolfman” starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Claude Rains.Also created an alternative movie poster from the illustration to share on my social media accounts. These portraits were created using Adobe...

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones

Work in progress sketch of legendary actor Harrison Ford in his iconic fedora as Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr.; also known as Indiana Jones. I remember seeing the original film over a dozen times in the theater the summer it came out; I was totally enamored with the...

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